State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that a Corum County Court was began [Wayne County) and held for the Court of Wayne at the Court house in the Town of Waynesboro on the 4th day it being the first Monday in June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty nine the following Justice of the peace present and presiding to wit W CARTER Chairman MONTAGUE & SHEPARD his associates
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A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and Stephen LEE Administrator of the estate of Milly MATHENY deceased was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded. [Note: possible relative? Needs additional research].
Ordered By the The Court that Elijah MATHENY be appointed overseer of 2d Class Road in the place of N F BIFFLE and that he have the hands in the same Bounds to work under his directions Isued Jany 8th 1851
Name: Eligah Mathenay [Elijah Matheny] Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: District 6, Wayne, Tennessee, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 300 Household Members: Name Age N F Biffle 22 Eligah Mathenay 23
Name: Elijah Matheny Age: 74 Birth Date: Nov 1825 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1900: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama House Number: 10 Sheet Number: 3-43 Family Number: 49 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary Matheny Marriage Year: 1850 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Dresser In Cotton Mill Months Not Employed: 12 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: R Farm or House: H Household Members: Name Age Name: Elijah Matheny - 74 Name: Mary Matheny - 73 Name: Johnie Matheny - 8
